<p>Andrei Kirilenko scored 14 points and matched his career high with 10 assists, and the Utah Jazz ended a four-game home losing streak by beating the woeful Atlanta Hawks 95-83 Wednesday night.</p><p>Matt Harpring added a season-high 30 points and reserve Milt Palacio had 10 points and nine assists for the Jazz, who had a 37-29 rebounding advantage and forced 21 turnovers.</p><p>Utah hasn't lost five straight at home since 1982 and had the right team in town to prevent that from changing. Atlanta had the worst record in the league entering the game and was coming off a 125-116 loss the night before at Denver.</p><p>At 2-16, the Hawks are off to the worst start in team history _ even worse than their 3-15 record after 18 games a year ago. Atlanta has lost seven straight, going 0-3 on a swing through Phoenix, Denver and Utah.</p><p>Salim Stoudamire led Atlanta with 15 points.</p><p>Utah was just 2-7 in the Delta Center entering Wednesday and hadn't won at home since beating Milwaukee 100-80 on Nov. 21. With the Jazz leading by a point at halftime, Harpring took over in the third quarter against Atlanta, the city where he grew up and went to college.</p><p>Harpring was 13-for-17 and led Utah to a 52-percent shooting night.</p><p>Harpring started a 14-4 run in the third quarter with a reverse layup, then back-to-back jumpers. Later in the run he hit another jumper to put Utah up 66-57, took an offensive foul from Zaza Pachulia and hit another jump shot at the other end.</p><p>Atlanta got within 11 in the fourth quarter, then Utah scored the next nine points, including two layups from Harpring.</p><p>Harpring's season high was 21 and he missed his career-best scoring night by three points. He probably could have had that, but sat out the last few minutes with the Jazz in control.</p><p>Kirilenko, who is still coming off the bench after missing seven games with a sprained ankle, finished with three blocks.</p><p>Notes:@ Al Harrington scored 11 points for Atlanta before fouling out with 6:40 left in the game. ... The Hawks were playing the second of two games without Josh Smith, who was suspended for throwing an elbow. ... Jarron Collins had 10 rebounds and Greg Ostertag pulled down eight boards for Utah.</p>
